Trevor Williams

Professor Trevor Williams, former Chief Economist at Lloyds Bank is an expert speaker on global trade and financial markets.

Trevor Williams is one of the UK’s most experienced and insightful economists, best known for his long-standing role as Chief Economist at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, where he spent over a decade guiding clients through complex global markets. His expertise spans trade, foreign exchange, inflation, monetary policy, and the forces shaping both the UK, EU, US, and global economy.

With a career founded in both the City of London and the Government Economic Service, Trevor brings a real-world perspective to today’s economic challenges. At Lloyds, he led an award-winning team analysing data across multiple sectors – from SMEs to multinational corporations providing bespoke insight in a language decision-makers could understand and act upon.

Today, Trevor is a highly respected speaker, advisor, and commentator. He decodes the real-world implications of interest rate shifts, trade policy, currency movements, and macroeconomic trends, cutting through headlines and hyperbole to explain what really matters – and what’s coming next. From Brexit to Covid, through energy shocks to demographic shifts, and now, on the implications of the Trump tariffs, Trevor helps audiences make sense of a turulent economic world.

He is Chairman of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee at the Institute of Economic Affairs, closely monitoring the Bank of England’s direction of travel. He also works with businesses and financial institutions to unlock insights from their own big data, offering a strategic lens on how organisations relate to wider economic patterns.

A Visiting Professor at the University of Derby, Trevor is also the co-author of Trading Economics: A Guide to Economic Statistics for Practitioners. He writes regularly for Moneyfacts, appears in national media, and continues to lead TWC, his own consultancy specialising in financial analysis and political economy.

Whether addressing central banks, CEOs, or public audiences, Trevor delivers grounded, accessible analysis with authority, clarity and insight.